Provision was made to prevent enemy forces crossing the River Stour by the Parish Road bridge on the west side of Chartham. By November 1941 the bridge had been mined for demolition in case of invasion. A fine group of thirty-six square-based pyramidal obstacles, of various heights, arranged in five rows, prevented circumvention of the bridge by fording, on the south side. To the north, existing buildings provided sufficient obstacle. The River Stour, here, was prepared as a stop-line from early 1941, and many of the Stour bridges between Canterbury and Ashford were mined. The obstacles may be rather earlier than this, although construction in 1941 would explain why the road-block does not feature in location lists of late 1940.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : The concrete pimples are in a private garden.
Tourism Potential :
Condition : good
Date of visit :

Paul Tritton, CBA Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE15302.

Paul Tritton, CBA Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). Ske15302.

Corps Royal Engineers 43 Division, 01/01/41, War Diary Corps Royal Engineers 43 Division 1941 (Unpublished document). SKE15300.

Corps Royal Engineers 43 Division, 01/01/41, War Diary Corps Royal Engineers 43 Division 1941 (Unpublished document). Ske15300.

Paul Hornibrook, 08/03/07, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE15301.

Paul Hornibrook, 08/03/07, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske15301.